It's been busy around these parts lately, so we're a tad behind when it comes to posting the newest releases. Don't judge us. Anyhoo, here are a few tracks and... Continue Reading →
VIDEO PREMIERE: “HARD TIMES” by WINSTONS
It's been almost two years since we heard from Brooklyn-based Winstons, one of our most favorite garage-rock duos and all-around purveyors of electrified badassery. Way too long, y'all! Today, Lou Nutting... Continue Reading →
#tbt: GREYHOUNDS at THE BASEMENT
In most music circles, Greyhounds are typically pegged solely as a blues outfit. However, even a cursory listen across the group's many albums quickly reveals the band’s broader influences, spanning... Continue Reading →
WORD ASSOCIATION with BISHOP GUNN
With its eleven powerful tracks that pay tribute to the swampy southern blues of their origin, edged with gut-punching rock n’ roll, mostly Mississippi-based outfit Bishop Gunn’s new album Natchez,... Continue Reading →
PREMIERE: “PEACE OF MIND” by BROTHER MAN
At East of 8th, we do our best to feature the most exciting new alternative offerings taking over the digisphere at any moment, from alt-pop to alt-folk and everything in... Continue Reading →
PREMIERE: “NOT GONNA RUN” by TONEY ROCKS
Las Vegas-based singer/songwriter Toney Rocks is a fighter. In fact, the rootsy blues man has purposely placed himself in challenging situations just so he can fight his way out of... Continue Reading →
AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW with SCREAMIN’ JOHN & TD LIND
Life is a funny thing, isn’t it? We make lots of plans, and they rarely work out the way we imagine—the shortest distance between two points is a straight line…but... Continue Reading →
PREVIEW: JJ GREY & MOFRO at MARATHON MUSIC WORKS on 10/7/17
JJ Grey, avid surfer, part-time pecan farmer, and adversary of fire ants everywhere, will bring his legendary fire to Marathon Music Works on Saturday, October 7th. Since the late 1990s,... Continue Reading →
AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW with NANCY WILSON of ROADCASE ROYALEÂ
“It was the explosion of The Beatles entering the scene when I was a little kid that prompted me to start playing guitar, to be a musician, to be in... Continue Reading →
ALBUM REVIEW: “DEADBEAT GRAFFITI” by BLACK PISTOL FIRE
If you haven’t yet heard of Black Pistol Fire, you should—but even if you haven’t, that probably won’t be true for very much longer. From their energetic festival appearances to... Continue Reading →